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  1. EGFTShaw
    Not quite right about the improved physical aspects where it is lateral movement, arm strength or other increases in muscle mass. First you do need to lose Fat. It does nothing for you other than make you a good grilling options for the vicious Land Sharks. So, losing fat will make you lighter and allow your current muscles do more. This is where you were going. It is the first step. But if you lose the fat and gain muscle, (your mass could remain consistent or even increase), you can improve all aspects. I understand your thought processes on this but would like to see Miranda Rights have a full season at 3B to see how he handles the hot corner and see how his bat plays. As stated, if it turns out bad, we have some very good Plan Bs. I was not on the Keep Urshela(sp?) Bandwagon. I think the bats we have coming up will play out better that Gio.
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    And there is nothing like the dead of winter MN sarcastic sense of humor... 😁😁 There is a ton of interesting things to see come out of spring training. pitching rotation Bull Pen members Outfield Infield is mostly set (depending on AK-47's health) batting order My special wish list: hitting instructor and calm press scrutiny leads Gallo to hit .225 BA. Buxton's top-notch backup relieves the pressure of playing CF every day and he plays 140 games, generates over 10WAR and leads the MVP voting. Ryan takes another step forward. Miranda proves to be an average to plus 3B and hits 25HRs. Mahle, Gray and Maeda are all healthy and along with Lopez and Ryan we have 5 pitchers with an ERA below 3.50 and 2 below 3.0 Duran spot starts and pitches a no hitter...in the WS. 😁 ok, this last one is full of MN hope and bourbon.
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    LOL - not wrong, but what else can we do in the dead of winter before Spring Training starts??? 🤷‍♂️😉😁
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    Ooooohhhhhh, Oooohhhh I forgot about this, no lower than a 3, but most likely a 2 or even a 1.5...and I seriously love we got C4 back...that's how much I hope the new trainer impacts the soft tissue issues many had last year.
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    First off, a disclaimer, I am not a GM or President of Baseball Operations, I have not played one on TV and I did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. That said. Can't quibble with these rankings. The only one I find questionable is Gallo. I would still have that above #7 at #6. What I don't understand about Gallo is their thoughts behind it. I said with Kepler/Gallo we had 2 good outfielders and 1 good bat. 😆 I guess if we have been taking flyers on pitchers why not on an outfielder who plays 2 positions for optimal flexibility. Top rated defensive fielder. If his bat comes around, lordy, lordy. I would rank Paddock extension as 7th, push the 7th to 8th. I miss Arraez, but we did it right.
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    Now you did it @Hunter McCall 😁 With all players, give them a chance. I too do not like the sub–Mendoza Line batting average. I do like the top-notch defense in the outfield. HRs are nice, but if I have a guy on 3rd that I need to get home sub .200 BA is tough to see come to the plate. But the other metrics on Gallo are good. I think our offense will be good this year if we only regress to the norm when it comes to games lost to injuries, so those 32 DRS start to matter. As Hunter points out, give the guy a chance.
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    Do Twins Daily Caretakes get this list all at once? Asking for a friend...😉
  8. EGFTShaw
    Two at the moment: Nelson Cruz C4 These are signings and not trades then signing longer term.
  9. EGFTShaw
    Monetary: Is overall cash revenues greater than before player X was traded? With the recent LArraez trade I think they will be. But I don't think is an indicator of his popularity. This may simply be the Twins overall are better to watch and winning more. Fan Morale: I think it will dip a bit, but not to far when it comes to Arraez simply because we netted a need that every Twins fan knew needed. Quality Pitching. Had the return been Archer/Pagan then you might see a difference. Team Morale: This will dip among the Tres Amigos, Miranda, Arraez and El Otro Muchacho (can't remember his name...), but for the full clubhouse? I don't think so. Similar way to measure any fan favorite that gets traded. If we had done Puckett for Greg Maddox (I think their timelines crossed properly) that would have been interesting. HUGE favorite in Puckett and Maddox HoF pitcher's pitcher. (NOTE: don't debate the trade idea, it was to illustrate that the bigger the fan favorite the bigger the prize coming back has to be.) If you want to investigate this more, go outside of baseball and into the Wayne Gretsky Trade to LA Kings. It should provide more extremes to help answer your question and refine your metrics.
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    If by developing your "own" is drafting them (or international signing), and seeing them until they make the Big Leagues, then the best MN Pitcher of this century doesn't qualify. Neither do the best relievers of this century. I think the key here is, how do you build your team and can you repeatedly do this. So, despite the prospects we have sent out, (perhaps with the exception of of Perry), we have plenty still in the pipeline. It can be argued that this is sustainable because they are getting prospects (draft, Int signings, trades) that either develop into quality players or are used to attain quality players. So, after sending prospects to the Reds and the Marlins (along with the reigning batting champ) when you see the prospect list being put out by either Twins Daily, The Athletic, MLB Pipeline you will find that there are pieces in the play that can continue to improve this team. Plus, we have the #5 draft pick. After signing C4, making a move to add quality depth to our pitching staff AND the prospects both knocking at the door and those who will be knocking at the door in a few years, I am very happy with where we stand vs the past 20 years. Now for a Lefty Reliever...
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    D@mn near identical to what I was thinking. I initially slid Gallo in at the 4-spot pushing AK47 and Miranda down one spot each. But I am good with this as well.
  12. EGFTShaw
    This team is setup as better talent than the 2019 team. Which is exciting. Everything about baseball is about health. My prediction, if the Twins regress to the norm for days missed to injury, this team runs away with the Division. Not that this is a high bar, but after the past 2 seasons this is euphoric. 💪
  13. EGFTShaw
    Data is incomplete. Your use of examples started last year with Paddock. The FO is simply doing what they can since 2021, because I never really saw it before although it may have been a case that you needed to prove to the owners the previous path wasn't going to work, of going after good pitchers via trade vs the pervious scrap heap/reclamation type. Maeda could be lumped in with the others, I guess. Gray - Trade Paddock - Trade Mahle - Trade Ryan - Trade although he hadn't been an established MLB pitcher at the time.
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    This is what I have been telling everyone, especially friends in fantasy baseball leagues...take Polanco every other year.
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    I think what has BITTEN us over and over again is the idea of being able to pull miracles out of the scrap bin. I'm all for bargain shopping and hoping you strike lightning in a bottle, but it cannot be your primary way of fixing your problems. Starting last off season with Buxton, this is the first time I have seen the Twins in the course of 12 months seriously try to improve the team. Say what you want about how C4 fell into our lap last spring, but if our FO had not been creative we would not have C4 now. After the bad taste left by SFG and NYM, C4 and his family appreciate the MN Nice. And C4 is the trailblazer. The Twins could continue, with proper restraint, this trend.
  16. EGFTShaw
    This is much ado about nothing. Seriously. Paddock? Keeping a pitcher on staff while he recovers at $2.5M. Big Mike was a good example of doing this. FrankieM - I was not on board with this, (and I am NOT the FO...LOL), but he didn't move the needle enough to warrant swinging a trade. If I had Garret Cole, sure because the Frankie fills in a need of a quality 3-4 starter. Donaldson - it wasn't his injuries that BIT the Twins. Correa - this speculative bashing of Correa over 1 Drs report, (SFG and NYM used the same Dr), is ludicrous. Dyson - bad example as there was no indication of an injury. The point of the thread was, at least as I interpreted it, was the Twins investing in players with a known injury history. The only ones listed here that really fits that premise is Paddock and it's for $2.5M for a player that could be an MLB starter and Buxton who everyone agrees that if he performs as at his injured rate is still a bargain.
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    As far as I can tell, the FO is taking the right stance with Arraez. He is a keeper, unless we get some worth the value. The Twins turned down a 1:1 trade for Lopez, not the Marlins per Dan Hayes on The Athletic. But if the Marlins, (and they won't, or at least I wouldn't), bumped it to Alcantara, I am sure the Twins would include Arraez and +1 or +2. But not Lopez. And the FO is right to not give Arraez away. It is not always HRs that you need. If you need to bring home the runner from 3rd or 2nd, I want Arraez in the box and not Gallo.
  18. EGFTShaw
    Interesting point. On one hand Cutch isn't the defender he once was and Gallo profiles better as a defender. On the other hand, Gallo is YALHOF, (Yet Another Left-Handed Outfielder) and the Twins are trying to corner the outfield market on LFOFs... LOL Don't think Cutch would have helped much, but still don't understand the Gallo signing really.
  19. EGFTShaw
    AGAIN, I would not trade for a pitcher that is not a significant upgrade to Sonny Gray. The article itself is very good. I just don't understand this lack of confidence, or maybe it is simply years of having sub-par pitching, that so many people want to trade for anyone who is not going to be a significant upgrade. With not lockout, they HAVE to have an understanding where Maeda and Mahle stand in being ready for pitching in the spring. If not, they are not doing their job. Same is true to lesser degree with Gray and Ober. In addition, doubling down on Pagan as they did, they damn well better be in the loop on how he is progressing in eliminating the mistakes of 2022. To a lesser degree the same is true of Lopez. The FO is not dumb. You do not get to the point they are on any MLB team without knowing what you are doing to some degree.
  20. EGFTShaw
    I knew they tried, but not how, to get him in better shape. Again, in the minors, he does not take a roster spot on the Twins. If he gets fixed, lottery long shot to be honest, then the Twins can decide WHAT to do. Keep him, trade him, etc... But if they unlock his full potential of his bat, I suspect 99.44% of this is in his head, then he is truly worth taking a minor league flyer on him. Note: This is not going to happen. I think the business side of the Twins are just going to let him go.
  21. EGFTShaw
    also, I take exception to how this was worded: "His biggest long-term injury concern has become his lower leg, which was surgically repaired in 2014." It has never been an issue as a player in the Majors. Didn't this happen while he was in the minors? I think the issue with Carlos that should concern you was his back issues. But I think he addressed that with his conditioning and preparation.
  22. EGFTShaw
    If Buxton is healthy enough to play 120-130 games the Twins run away with the Division. But this is rarified air, if not a unicorn. I am not a concerned about C4's health. Unless he gets plunked in the hand again. I think it would be great for the Twins and MLB in general if Buxton can stay healthy and produce for a full season along the numbers he has been teasing. What was it 4WAR in 50% of the games? 8 WAR and you are in the MVP conversation.
  23. EGFTShaw
    This is the right position to take. First it is NOT about a fit for this team NOW. He has to earn it again. But as put here, a minor league deal. If they can right him then they can figure out where to slot him. I would assign him to St Paul if only because you can keep an eye on his progress and tantalize/motivate him with being so close physically to the majors. BUT and this is key to helping him succeed. Nutritionist dedicated to Sano. I know it cost but I think caring about your "family" and giving him all the help to succeed. Dedicated hitting coach as well, or at least one that is dedicated to helping Sano. With his power, if he dropped his SO rate to 30% or below, look out. I think he is salvageable. I really do. Surprisingly optimistic position for a Twins fan I know but blame my Mom. ;) The ultimate key is, does Sano Want It. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make the horse drink.
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    They could produce a 10K game by themselves... LOL
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    Probably meant to type depth 😂
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